Patents Assigned to Juridical Foundation The Chem-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20070166331
    Abstract: A novel prophylactic/remedy for immunopathy is provided which is not neutralized by a neutralizing antibody to Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), known as one of superantigens, and may effectively act as a superantigen. A modified SEB having a reduced reactivity with a neutralizing antibody to SEB (anti-SEB antibody) and a prophylactic/remedy for immunopathy comprising as an active ingredient said modified SEB. The modified SEB of the present invention may be prepared with the evolutionary molecular engineering technique by introducing amino acid substitution in the amino acid sequence of SEB, especially at an epitope recognition site of the anti-SEB antibody in the amino acid sequence of SEB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: Juridical Foundation The Chem-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Kowa Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Nakashima, Takumi Sasaki, Kazuhiko Kimachi, Shigeki Kuwata, Tsukasa Nishihara, Atsuko Sakata, Masao Ohkuchi, Tomoyuki Koshi, Toshiyuki Edano